**** DONE: 1/48 Grumman F-6-F 3 Hellcat - Carrier Aircraft GB

[Crimea_River]

Beauty work Paul!

 

[meatloaf109]

Research, research...
Got some lovely picts of the R-2800 series and started counting and marking wire placement. (See the pretty little flower I drew?)
Hasegawa only has the ingnition harness in a half horseshoe with 20 points, enough for 10 cylinders That leaves 8. So, stretch and flatten a little sprue, and I now have the rest of the harness.

 

[Crimea_River]

Just don't use that colour scheme on the engine.

 

[Catch22]

I dunno Andy, might distract enemy aircraft in head to head situations.

 

[Lucky13]

He feel pretty, he feel pretty, he feel pretty, happy and gay.....will she get a flowery flower power scheme too?

 

[meatloaf109]

Yeah, maybe do it like the mystery van from Scooby-doo!

 

[meatloaf109]

36 wires ready for attatchment to cylinders tomorrow. Letting the super cure, and then it's a couple of oil lines from good enough!

 

[KoJo]

That is a nice looking P&W!

 

[Catch22]

Nice.

 

[Jayl]

Looking good.

 

[Lucky13]

Sweet!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Almost ready to fire up. Doing good Paul.

 

[Airframes]

Good stuff.

 

[Wayne Little]

Nicely done first stage Paul!

 

[woody]

Engine looks good Paul.

 

[Crimea_River]

Wow, nice Paul!

 

[meatloaf109]

Thanks for the support!
Here is the screen for the oil cooler intake, and after installed, with the finished engine next to it.
I will "tac" the cowling on for painting and install the motor after that is done.

 

[Airframes]

That's really looking the part Paul, nice work.

 

[N4521U]

That's a great lookin engine there matey!

 

[rochie]

wow, very nice work Paul